May 2024 Meeting Information and Recording

ACBVA’s May 13, 2024 meeting focused on travel, and our own seasoned traveler, Vicki Ratcliffe, made a terrific presentation.

Vicki and several others provided many helpful tips about how to manage travel as a blind person, when going solo and whether traveling a short distance or internationally.

To access the recording. see below or go here:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=ymrKbdyd20o%3Ffeature%3Doembed

Vicki provided the resources listed below to learn more about travel options:

Ski for Light:
https://www.sfl.org/new/
Some regional ski for Light groups have summer sports programs for the blind as well as winter skiing.

Mind Eyes Travel:

https://www.mindseyetravel.com/

Traveleyes (based in England):
https://www.traveleyes-international.com/

Cruises:
https://seeseatrips.com/

Conventions:
Don’t forget about the conventions because it is a great way to attend a variety of sessions and become more involved, find new products that you might wish to buy, meet new people, explore a different city and take accessible tours for blind people.

Happy travels.